Edessa, Greece
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| Prefecture: | Pella (capital) |
| Province | Edessa |
| Location: Latitude: Longitude: | 40.7975/40°47'55" N lat.22.046/22°2'44" E long |
| Population: (2001) - Total - Density¹ - Rank | 25,051 </small> |
| Elevation: -lowest: -centre: -highest: | about 200 m 320 m(centre) southern part |
| Number of communities: | - |
| Postal code: | 582 00 |
| Area/distance code: | 11-30-23810 (030-23810)-2 |
| Municipal code: | 4104 |
| Car designation: | EE
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| 3-letter abbreviation: | EDE Edessa |
| Name of inhabitants: | Edessan sing. -s pl. |
| Address of administration: | 1 Egon Square Edessa 582 00 |
| Website: | www.edessacity.gr |
Edessa (Greek: Έδεσσα is a town in of 25,000 inhabitants in northern Greece, the capital of the Pella prefecture and is also the provincial capital of the province of the same name. It is also known as Vodena (Slavic: Voda, "water") and nicknamed the "town of the waters", due to its rich aquatic resources and its tourist attraction of the waterfalls, located in the actual town center. Edessa dates back to ancient times.
Edessa is also the home of the Marketing and Administration Department of the University of Macedonia. Website
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Communications
Television
- TAS
Other
Edessa has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, a train station (Florina - Edessa - Veria), a sports centre, a post office, and squares (plateies) including Egon Square.
Historical population
| Year | Population | Change | Municipal population | Change |
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| 1981 | 16,642 | - | - | - |
| 1991 | 17,128 | 428/2.57% | 25,051 | - |
| 2003 | - | - | - | - |
References
- F. Papazoglou, Les villes de Macédoine romaine = The Cities of Roman Macedonia, BCH Suppl. 16, 1988, 127-131.
External links
- Mapquest - Edessa, street map not yet available
- Coordinates: 40° 47′ 55″ N 22° 2′ 44″ E
- Edessa official site
- Pella Prefecture official site, containing useful information about Edessa
- Hellenic Mininstry of Culture
See also
| Municipalities of the Pella prefecture |
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| Aridaia | Edessa | Exaplatanos | Giannitsa | Krya Vrysi | Kyrros | Megas Alexandros | Meniida | Pella | Skydra | Vegoritida |
| Provinces of the Pella prefecture |
| 1/3 provinces here Edessa |